Topic: Gear Bag Suggestions?

[adrianf74]

Hey Everyone,

I'm looking for a new bag as my gear seems to have "grown" over the past few months.   Currently, I'm using the  Tamrac 3548 Express Backpack as seen here:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/465626-REG/Tamrac_354801_3548_Express_Pack_8.html

Currently, I'm running the following items in my bag:

Naiant AKG Active Couplings
Naiant 5' Active Cables
Naiant 10' Extension Cable
Naiant TinyBox
Church Audio Ugly Battery Box
Church Audio Ugly 1/8" cable (TinyBox to Recorder)
AKG CK61 Caps
It-Goes-To-Eleven's AKG Active DIN Bar
AT853 5.25' cable with Card, Subcard and Omni Capsules
Fatstratcat's AT853's DIN Bar
Sony PCM-M10 Digital Recorder
2x DPA UA0896 Windscreens (boxed)
2x Stock AKG CK6x Windscreen (boxed in Shure box for safety)
2x RATS for UA0896 Windscreens
2x LowePro camera pouches for gear
4x Velcro Ties
2x WindTech C Type Clamp

I'm planning to add some other items to the bag as well:

Tascam DR-2D
USB Battery
AKG CK63 Caps
Various Interconnects for Soundboard > DR-2D
10' 1/8" Extension Cable

Suffice to say, my current bag is already getting there but will be bursting at the seams because of the new additions. 

Looking for something that will safely store this smaller gear and allow for compartments.   Thanks for any help that can be offered.

[Marshall7]

Hell, do you need a checklist after the show to make sure you have everything?

[adrianf74]

Hell, do you need a checklist after the show to make sure you have everything?

LOL.  Nope.  I know what I've got because everything has its place. 

[Gutbucket]

An unorthodox solution works for me-

For my 'big bag' I use a $15 zipper-top 'soft-sided' cooler with an internal plastic tub.  It has a nice wide heavy-duty shoulder strap, big zippered accessory pocket on the front, and a large mesh pockets on each end for gaffer tape, cable ties, etc.  It's not internally compartmentalized but I rearange and secure things inside as required using closed-cell foam blocks cut out of packing foam remnants.  Small stuff goes in ziplocks or padded pouches in the accessory compartment or main tub along with cables and mics.

Works for me and is wet and mud proof internally up to the lid.  I do put the whole thing in a heavy plastic bag if it's raining.

[JusTapin]

I picked up a Lowepro Magnum 200 AW bag a few months ago that I really like.  It's a little on the larger size (14"Hx10"W), but I like being able to carry everything I might need.  She weighed in at 19 pounds for my last trip. lol  Has a couple of nice pockets on the inside of the top, the outer pockets give plenty of room for clamps, cables, poncho or a thin hoodie. 

Lowepro Magnum 200 AW

[2manyrocks]

One problem is I don't know of any bag that's really outfitted to organize and hual this kind of gear.  One of the more useful tool pouches I've ever used is the one I sewed up from some heavy duck type fabric.   I haven't lost a wrench out of it yet unlike some factory made tool pouches I've got.   

Honestly, lay your stuff out on sheet of that stuff, mark the pocket sizes with chalk, add an outer layer of some kind of protective padding and then stitch it together.  Or just sew up the pouches using heavy duty thread and then carry the pouch in some kind of tool bag stuffed with whatever padding you like (camping pad, kindergarden foam sleeping pad, etc).

 

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One problem is I don't know of any bag that's really outfitted to organize and hual this kind of gear.  One of the more useful tool pouches I've ever used is the one I sewed up from some heavy duck type fabric.   I haven't lost a wrench out of it yet unlike some factory made tool pouches I've got.   

Honestly, lay your stuff out on sheet of that stuff, mark the pocket sizes with chalk, add an outer layer of some kind of protective padding and then stitch it together.  Or just sew up the pouches using heavy duty thread and then carry the pouch in some kind of tool bag stuffed with whatever padding you like (camping pad, kindergarden foam sleeping pad, etc).

Yeah. I crammed a metric fuck ton in an Ar-7 and now do something similar to my lowepro bag, so i look at the original bag and wonder how to make it better. I will admit that it requires a near-religious packing order to get that sort of maximization.

[Gutbucket]

That's an intriguingly large unit of measure!

[F.O.Bean]

Adrain, what about my Mountainsmith cairn II I have in the YS?

[fatstratcat]

FastRatCat's AT853's DIN Bar

HaHA!!! Who's?!? 

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Petrol Bags make some real nice Video/Camera Packs as well as specific bags for Audio use.  I have been using the Petrol Deca Eargonizer Large size and it is easy to organize!

http://www.petrolbags.com/Sound-Bags

[jbell]

lowepro nova 4 should work.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LowePro-Nova-4-camera-gadget-bag-soft-case-/261282850158?pt=US_Camera_Cases_Bags&hash=item3cd5abe56e

[adrianf74]

FastRatCat's AT853's DIN Bar

HaHA!!! Who's?!? 

OOOOPS.  Call that a small typo if there ever was.   Fixed.   

[JackoRoses]

I'll second the lowepro magnum bag. Love the raincover that comes with it.

[adrianf74]

Thanks everyone for the suggestions.  The Lowepro Magnum 200 AW, as much as it's a nice bag, was a little too rich for me.  I ended up finding a deal on a Lowepro Nova 200 AW.   I know I lose the front compartment (which can be handy) but I didn't see the added value in paying about 3x more. 

Internally, I lose 1.2" (w) x .6" (d) and 2.3" (h) but I think this will still give me plenty of room for my cables. 

Thanks again everybody for your suggestions.